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Nouns/pronouns in the genitive behave as attributives. They must occur with a head noun or pronoun and are accented - e.g. ''<b>kiishi</b> mana'' "'''my''' house", ''<b>Maxammadi</b> ka'' "Mohammad's one". | Nouns/pronouns in the genitive behave as attributives. They must occur with a head noun or pronoun and are accented - e.g. ''<b>kiishi</b> mana'' "'''my''' house", ''<b>Maxammadi</b> ka'' "Mohammad's one". | ||
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====Quantifiers==== | ====Quantifiers==== | ||
Quantifiers are accented and occur at the beginning of the noun phrase. Some are listed below. | Quantifiers are accented and occur at the beginning of the noun phrase. Some are listed below. | ||
*''kulli'': all (can also occur as a pronoun, in which case it declines as a feminine noun) | *''kulli'': all (can also occur as a pronoun, in which case it declines as a feminine noun) | ||
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====Attributive Verbs==== | ====Attributive Verbs==== | ||
Verbs (and there arguments) can occur attributively before a noun. Verbs used like this always occur in the singular. Class 3 verbs may reduplicate when qualifying plural or collective nouns. | Verbs (and there arguments) can occur attributively before a noun. Verbs used like this always occur in the singular. Class 3 verbs may reduplicate when qualifying plural or collective nouns. | ||